Saturday, December 10, 2011

Please Write a Letter that Could Stop a Yemeni Lady's Execution

Published by Amnesty Org. - Fatima Hussein Badi and her brother Abdullah were sentenced to death in February 2001 for the murder of Fatima's husband, Hamoud Ali al-Jalal.

Fatima was reportedly questioned by the police for more than five hours during the night, without a lawyer. Abdullah apparently only confessed to the murder in order to save Fatima from being raped. During a number of their trial hearings, Fatima and Abdullah had no legal representation and were prevented from speaking in court. In September 2003, the Supreme Court reduced Fatima's sentence to four years' imprisonment but following a review after an intervention by President Saleh, this decision was overturned.

Abdullah was executed in 2005 and Fatima remains at imminent risk of execution.

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WRITE A LETTER TO THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF YEMEN

Please write a letter on behalf of Fatima to the Vice-President of Yemen. By taking the time to write the letter by hand and including your own message it will have even more of an impact.